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Unit 2
I think that mooncakes are delicious!
Section B(2a-2e)
The spirit of Christmas
学习目标:
1、了解圣诞节的相关知识
2、学习圣诞精神
2
In China, what festival is the best time for family to get together?
Lead-in
the Chinese Spring Festival
How about in western countries?
Christmas (Day)
2a.What do you know about Christmas?
gifts/ presents
Santa Claus
The Christmas tree
1. But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas…
lie v. (lay, lain) 存在; 平躺; 处于
注意与lay的区别:
lay v. (laid, laid)下蛋; 产卵
(1)存在,处于。
e.g.海南位于中国的南部。
Hainan Island lies in the south of China.
(2)平躺。
e.g.你累了,请躺下好好休息一下。
You’re tired.Please lie down and have a good rest.
(3)说慌,谎话(动词/名词)lied lied lying
lie to sb
tell a lie
【运用】用lie或lay的适当形式填空。
1) ________ in bed all the time is bad for your health.
2) The hen _____ an egg every day.
3) My mother ____ on the sofa for about an hour this morning.
4) The duck _____ three eggs last week.
laid
Lying
lays
lay
2. He is mean and only thinks about himself.
mean在句中作形容词, 意思是“吝啬的; 小气的; 自私的”。如:
e.g.史密斯先生是一个小气的老头。
Mr. Smith is a mean old man.
3.dead 形容词,死的。在句子中作表语,定语。
die 动词,消失,死亡
death名词,死亡 dying 形容词,垂死的
e.g.恐怕他已经死了。
I am afraid he is dead.
他已经死了两年了。
He has been dead for two years.
his dead cat
他两年前死了.
He died two years ago.
他的猫的死使他悲伤。
The death of his cat makes sad.
4.do business with sb和...做生意
on business 出差
businessman 商人
5.punish 动词 处罚,惩罚
punish sb for (doing) sth因做某事而惩罚某人
名词 punishment
被动 be punished
e.g.这个男孩因为他的行为被惩罚
The boy was punished for his action.
6. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him.
warn v. 警告; 告诫
常用于以下固定短语: warn sb. (not) to do sth. 表示“警告某人(不要)干某事”;warn sb. of/about sth. 表示“提醒 / 警告某人注意某事”。如:
The police warned us not to go out at night.
他们提醒他注意危险
They warned him of/about the danger.
警察警告我们晚上不要出去
7.end up 最终成为;最后成为
end up with...以...结束
end up as 最终成为...
end up doing sth 以...结束
e.g.一开始我们并不喜欢它,最后我们却为之欢呼起来。
We didn’t like it at first, but we ended up cheering.
这个故事有一个圆满的结局。
The story ends up with a happy ending.
她想成为一名医生,但最中成为了一名工程师。
She wanted to be a doctor,but ended up as an engineer.
8.take sb back to ...带某人回到...
9.remind 结构
remind sb of sb/sth是某人想起某人/某事
remind sb to do sth 提醒某人做某事
remind sb that +从句提醒某人...
10.(1)promise 及物动词 许诺,承诺
promise sb sth=promise sth to sb 承诺某人做某事
promise (not)to do sth 承诺(不)做某事
promise that +句子 承诺...
(2)名词,承诺
make a promise许下承诺
keep a promise遵守承诺
break a promise违背承诺
11. He now treats everyone with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes.
他现在用善良和温暖对待任何人, 到处传播爱与快乐。
spread v. (spread, spread) 传播; 展开
n. 蔓延; 传播
dress up
care about
make money
used to
end up
warn sb. to do sth.
打扮
关心
挣钱
过去常常
结束
警告某人做某事
Read the passage about Christmas and answer the questions.
1. What are the common things that people think of for Christmas?
Gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus.
2. Who wrote A Christmas Carol?
Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol.
2b
3. What is the true meaning or spirit of Christmas?
The true spirit of Christmas is the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.
Answer the questions. Some answers need to be inferred.
2d
1. Why does Scrooge hate Christmas?
He is mean and only thinks about himself. He doesn’t treat others nicely. He just cares about whether he can make more money.
2. Does Scrooge have a lot of friends? Why or why not?
No, he doesn’t. Because he wasn’t nice to people and never laughs or smiles. He is mean and only thinks about himself.
3. Why was Jacob Marley punished after he died?
He was punished because like Scrooge, he
wasn’t nice to others and only cared about money.
4. Does Jacob Marley want to help Scrooge?
How do you know?
Yes, he does. Because Marley’s ghost tried to warn Scrooge to change his ways so as not to end up like him.
v. 处罚; 惩罚
6. What does Scrooge do after seeing the three spirits?
He decides to change his life and promises to be a better person. He happily celebrates Christmas with his relatives. He also gives gifts to people in need. He now treats everyone with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes.
n. 温暖; 暖和
Exercise:
用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。
1 .The____ (die) animals smelt terrible.
2 .He always treats everyone with kindness and ________ (warm).
3. The policeman warns him not___________ (drive)after drinking wine.
4. The true___________ (mean)of Christmas is sharing and___________ (give)love and joy to people around us.
5. We aren’t ______ (mean) and only think about__________ (us).
dead
warmth
to drive
meaning
giving
mean
ourselves
Thank you
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